Ikast railway station

Ikast
Ikast Station in 2015
General information
LocationLille Torv 3
7430 Ikast[1][2]
Ikast-Brande Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates56°08′41″N 9°9′19″E / 56.14472°N 9.15528°E / 56.14472; 9.15528
Elevation68.1 metres (223 ft)[3]
Systemrailway station
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)[4]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
LineSkanderborg–Skjern line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsGoCollective[5]
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[6]
Other information
Station codeIk[7]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 August 1877[3]
Services
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Hammerum
towards Skjern
 Aarhus–Skjern
Regional train
 Bording
towards Aarhus Central
Location
Ikast railway station
Location within Denmark
Ikast railway station
Location within Central Jutland

Ikast station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ikast east of the city of Herning in Jutland, Denmark.[1][2]

Ikast station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern line. The station opened in 1877.[3] It offers direct regional train services to Aarhus, Skjern and Struer operated by GoCollective.[5]

Architecture

The station building from 1877 was designed by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[6]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Ikast Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ikast Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Ikast Station (Ik)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1972 [Danish railways 1847–1972] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner [Railways of Central Jutland] (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
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